Kheneg

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Kheneg

Total population

10,787

Coordinates33.74°, 2.79°

Demographic figures from Office National des Statistiques (Algeria). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Kheneg is a town and commune in Laghouat Province, Algeria.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Paul Margueritte

French writer (1860–1918)

Jean Durieux

French politician (1934-1989)

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Lazhari Labter

Algerian journalist, poet and publisher

Hadj Boudella

Algerian Guantanamo detainee

Mohammed Nechle

Bosnain Guantanamo detainee

Salim Dada

Algerian composer

P

Pierre-Étienne de Perier

French major general (1893-1968)

A

Ali Guettaf

French politician (1917-2015)

A

Ali Merred

French politician

M

Mohamed Bellounar

Algerian politician

R

Raouf Benguit

Algerian association football player

M

Mohammed al-Mili

Algerian writer

M

Mourad Bencheikh

T

Toufik Mahdjoubi

Algerian volleyball player

Y

Youcef Sehairi

Algerian politician

M

Mebrouk Zid Elkhir

President of the Supreme Islamic Council of Algeria

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Laghouat

• Dr Ain Mnakher
  418 mi away
• Bouadel
  420.9 mi away
• Skoura M'Daz
  422.2 mi away · pop. 8,713
• Dr Hamoudate
  426.2 mi away
• Penso (São Vicente)
  813.8 mi away · pop. 314
• Aguiar
  828.3 mi away · pop. 546
• Staro Selo Topusko
  1056.9 mi away · pop. 154
• Gornji Žirovac
  1057.9 mi away · pop. 22
• Donji Dobretin
  1058.7 mi away · pop. 20
• Gornji Dobretin
  1058.8 mi away · pop. 9
• Podgorje
  1058.9 mi away · pop. 150
• Ponikvari
  1059.3 mi away · pop. 347

Browse all places in Laghouat →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Seen 2026-10-12

House Bunting

Emberiza sahari

Seen 2026-06-11

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-05-14

Centaurea maroccana

Centaurea maroccana

Seen 2026-04-15

Fagonia glutinosa

Fagonia glutinosa

Seen 2026-04-15

Rose of Jericho

Pallenis hierichuntica

Seen 2026-04-15

Grey Asparagus

Asparagus horridus

Seen 2026-04-15

Pteranthus dichotomus

Pteranthus dichotomus

Seen 2026-04-15

Cleome amblyocarpa glandulosa

Cleome amblyocarpa glandulosa

Seen 2026-04-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).